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<blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 1735195" data-attributes="member: 9254">I have one comment on religion at the lowest level and that's the existence and role of pantheists.&nbsp; IMC, most adepts are followers of an entire pantheon, calling on Erynull for attacks, Yolanda for healing, Correlon for protection, Boccob for divinations, etc.&nbsp; Clerics are god-specific or serve a purpose (Good for it's own good, if you will).&nbsp; Adepts have contact with many gods and that dilute connection explains why they cannot control undead without magic; they have no particular &quot;polarity&quot; for positive/negative energy.&nbsp; Small communities may have a single temple dedicated to a particular god and then a shrine that addresses the rest staffed by an adept.&nbsp; The adept can generally serve the needs of everyone but has less top-end power, in contrast with the more powerful but also more single-minded clerics.&nbsp; Imagine a half-orc getting last rites from a priest of Correlon; not going to happen.&nbsp; IIRC, pantheists were fairly common in greek, rome, and egypt where the gods were intertwined.&nbsp; Most D&amp;D is similar so I would expect a number of pantheists and the adept is the best candidate.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kigmatzomat, post: 1735195, member: 9254"] I have one comment on religion at the lowest level and that's the existence and role of pantheists. IMC, most adepts are followers of an entire pantheon, calling on Erynull for attacks, Yolanda for healing, Correlon for protection, Boccob for divinations, etc. Clerics are god-specific or serve a purpose (Good for it's own good, if you will). Adepts have contact with many gods and that dilute connection explains why they cannot control undead without magic; they have no particular "polarity" for positive/negative energy. Small communities may have a single temple dedicated to a particular god and then a shrine that addresses the rest staffed by an adept. The adept can generally serve the needs of everyone but has less top-end power, in contrast with the more powerful but also more single-minded clerics. Imagine a half-orc getting last rites from a priest of Correlon; not going to happen. IIRC, pantheists were fairly common in greek, rome, and egypt where the gods were intertwined. Most D&D is similar so I would expect a number of pantheists and the adept is the best candidate. [/QUOTE]

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